Comic Creation with Alan Nolan

Children's author, illustrator and comics fanatic Alan Nolan will bring your class on a tour of favourite comics from the Beano to superhero comics to manga. Jam-packed with loads of fun stories and draw-alongs, this 3-week course will show children the fun of reading comics, show them the basics of story-making, how to design their own characters, and help them to create their own comic strips!

Notes:
Each session will last 1 hour and sessions will take place in your school on 14, 21 & 28 March.
This project has been designed especially for pupils & students who may have dyslexia or may struggle with reading and writing.
Workshops are limited to 3 schools in Dublin 15, who will receive 3 one-hour workshops, weekly for 3 weeks.
Cost is Free.
Suitable for both Primary & Secondary School Students.

If your school is interested in Alan coming to visit a small group of pupils, please get in touch with sarah@draiocht.ie to find out more.

About:
Alan Nolan is the author and illustrator of Fintan’s Fifteen, Conor’s Caveman and the Sam Hannigan series, and he is the illustrator of the popular Gordon’s Game books written by Gordon D’Arcy and Paul Howard, as well as Animal Crackers by Sarah Webb. His new historical novel, Molly Malone and Bram Stoker in The Sackville Street Caper, is out now from The O’Brien Press. http://www.alannolan.ie